Phyllodytes auratus

Taxobox
name = Phyllodytes auratus


status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Hylidae
genus = "Phyllodytes"
species = "P. auratus"
binomial = "Phyllodytes auratus"
binomial_authority = (Boulenger, 1917)
synonyms =

"Phyllodytes auratus" is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.Its natural habitat of tropical montane forest and elfin woodland at elevations between 800 metres and 940 metres is often shrouded in cool misty cloud cover. Commonly referred to as the El Tucuche Golden Tree Frog, its presence has been confirmed only at the summits of two mountains; El Cerro del Aripo and El Tucuche, (the two highest peaks in Trinidad). "Phyllodytes auratus" is closely associated with the giant bromeliad "Glomeropitcairnia" "erectiflora". Water collects in between the bracts of these plants and the frogs lay their eggs and the tadpoles develop entirely within the subsequently formed pools.It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Hardy, J. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/55830/all Phyllodytes auratus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
* Murphy, J.C. 1997. Amphibians and reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago. Malabar. Florida.